American comics: May the Holy Light deceive you

Chapter 18: The Prelude to the First Invasion - Part 1

This choice was the result of discussions among high-ranking military and political officials and their think tanks.

They are well aware that Vega's abilities can cover many people at once.

The remaining captives in Task Force 25 are all on warships and submarines, and it won't take long to treat them.

Treating them first can prevent more ballistic missile launches.

If Vega acts quickly, and if the ballistic missiles launched are not targeting the United States, then Vega has ample time to attempt an interception.

If the targets of those ballistic missiles are all within the United States, and the missiles do not need to fly in suborbital space for a long time, then it doesn't matter.

The high-ranking officials and elites have taken refuge underground, so they will be unharmed no matter where the missiles bomb.

Regardless of what target the missiles might attack, they would do everything in their power to intercept them; if the interception failed, they were prepared to accept heavy casualties and huge economic losses, but Task Force 25 must be brought back under their control.

Whether it's dealing with upcoming crises or safeguarding national defense and overseas interests, military strength is paramount.

The Secretary of Defense interrupted, forcing Nick Fury to abandon his idea.

Vega didn't care about this, but to avoid being blamed later, he said, "Let's make this clear first, you were the ones who prevented me from rescuing those thirty-odd pilots, and you were the ones who prevented me from intercepting the ballistic missiles."

Furthermore, I don't know the situation on the 25th Task Force side. All I can say is that I will do my best to carry out the rescue, and any casualties or losses that occur during this period are none of my concern.

Furthermore, this crisis is a crisis for all of humanity. I won't charge a fee, but if I suffer any losses later, you must compensate me.

These things must be made clear beforehand. He is not omnipotent. During a battle, who can say they won't damage the surrounding environment and objects, or even accidentally injure innocent people?

This is unavoidable whenever a battle occurs, not even for superheroes; in fact, the damage caused by superheroes can be even more severe.

This is exactly the kind of situation the authorities want to see, because they can use it as a weapon to incite public opinion to reduce the influence of superheroes, or even use this sharp weapon to control them.

A superhero movie without such conflict wouldn't be considered a proper release, and Vega certainly doesn't want that to happen to him.

"Rest assured, what you're worried about won't happen. I assure you in my capacity as Minister of Defense."

"Ha, let's hope so." Vega smiled faintly. Sometimes, the promises of Western politicians are not even worth a piece of toilet paper.

Right now, there haven't been any major casualties yet. But once there are major casualties, I hope that even if you're forced to step down and go to prison, you'll still remember today's promise.

Vega wasn't saying these words to him, but to those who were hiding behind the scenes manipulating the country.

He made his stance clear in advance, believing that as long as those people still needed his help, they would know what to do once someone foolish enough showed up.

"Mr. Li, given the current dangerous situation, on behalf of the military, I hope that Hammer Industries can sell steel suits to the military."

Vega: "You should go find my wife. I don't concern myself with business matters."

Besides, I think you should go to Stark if you want an Iron Man suit. The Hammer Industries Iron Man suit is just a big toy to him.

"By the way, where's Stark? With the sea so lively, isn't Iron Man here to save the world?" As Vega spoke, with a thought, he stopped maintaining the energy shield and the Hammer of Retribution, which was being studied by a group of researchers holding instruments, suddenly burst out with dazzling golden light, smashed through the upper barrier, and flew rapidly toward Vega.

A slightly flippant male voice came through the communication channel: "I'm calculating the trajectory of ballistic missiles and predicting their targets. You're right, I agree that Hammer Industries' steel suits are oversized toys, but that's only from my perspective. For the military, Hammer Industries' suits are perfect for them."

Defense Minister: "..."

Vega: "..."

Stark's mouth is so venomous, I really want to kill him!

In the top-floor lab of Stark Tower, Pepper Potts frowned and cautioned, "Tony, that's not a good way to talk. It's too offensive."

"I offended someone? This weirdo offended me first!" Tony Stark retorted without turning his head as he frantically typed on his keyboard.

He risked his life to kill those unmanned suits and Ivan Vanko, but as a result, Hammer Industries, the palladium microreactor, and the Iron Man suit technology were taken by Monica Hilton. Now her husband is instigating the military to steal his suit. Who really offended whom?

Tony Stark: "Who is this guy? I can't find any information about him."

Phil Coulson came to see him last night. He got some information about Bruce Banner, the Hulk, Captain Steve Rogers, who had been asleep for 70 years and had only recently been awakened, as well as Flame Girl, Spider-Girl, and Daredevil.

The information contained details about Vega, but it was very basic, only showing that Vega had three abilities: healing others' injuries, enhancing others' physical abilities, and increasing the power of others' weapons. Nothing else was mentioned.

He didn't care at first, but after learning about the accident at sea and watching the video of Vega demonstrating his abilities, he realized that Vega was very strange.

Pepper Potts shook her head: "I don't know. There's very little information available about Monica Hilton. I always thought she was just an ordinary member of the Hilton family."

Hammer Industries' steel suit was unveiled at the Stark Industries expo, where she witnessed Monica Hilton's on-the-spot acquisition of all of Justin Hammer's shares at a 20% premium.

That scene remains unforgettable for her; Monica Hilton treated shares worth over $50 billion as casually as buying a bottle of mineral water.

Tony Stark: "Her net worth is over seven trillion dollars, enough to buy a dozen Stark Industries."

He later investigated Monica Hilton and found out the shocking news.

As a major capitalist, he knew all too well how incredible this fortune was. At the time, he couldn't understand how Monica Hilton had such a terrifying net worth, but now he felt it must be related to that strange man, Vega Lee.

After a long silence on the communication channel, the Defense Minister spoke: "Gentlemen, the military really needs the Iron Man suit."

"Let's discuss this after this is over." Vega hung up the communication as he watched the barrage of missiles hurtling towards him.